Minnesota Minnesota Statewide RBA

Statewide RBA phone number: 763-780-8890 or 1-800-657-3700

Previous reports: July 19, August 2 16 23, September 6 19 26.
Other Hotlines: Minnesota Duluth/North Shore | Detroit Lakes


-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*October 11, 2013
*MNST1310.11

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: October 11, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday October 10th, 2013.

An ARCTIC TERN was seen briefly on Lake Superior on the 28th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry of Park Point in Duluth. Bruce Fall found a PACIFIC LOON on the 29th near the Sky Harbor Airport of Park Point, and a RED-THROATED LOON was seen here on the 6th.

A female SCARLET TANAGER was at the General Mills Research Nature Area in Hennepin County on the 8th, and another was near Knife River in Lake County on the 6th.

BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were in western Wright County on the 10th, and Pete Makousky found a SPOTTED TOWHEE at Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley, Anoka County, on the 4th. I also have reports of SURF SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, THAYER'S GULL, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, and AMERICAN PIPIT.

The next scheduled update is Thursday October 17th, 2013.

Send your rare and unusual Minnesota sightings to our internet list sevice: MOU-net@list.umn.edu.
Learn more about MOU-net.




Return to Home Page